Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1887-04-16
CIRCULAR.

Commissioner Sparks has caused to be
issued and forwarded to all land offices a
document relating to attorneys, from which
we make the following extracts:
From and after the 18th day of April,
1887, you Will not recognize any attorney
Or agent for claimants Oh other parties to
any proceedings before you until he has
complied with the following regulations:
1. An ~attorney-at-law who desires to
represent claimants or contestants before
your Office shall file a certificate, under
| the seal of a United States, State, or Ter
ritorial cour for the judicial district in
which he resides or the local land office is
| situated, that he is an attorney in good
standing.
g. Any person (not an attorney-at-law)
who desires to appear as an agent for clai-
mants Or contestants before your office
must file a certificate from a judge of a
United States court or Of a state or terrific
rial court having common law jurisdiction,
except probate courts, in the county
wherein he resides or the local land Office
is situated, duly authenticated under the
seal of the court, that such person is of
good moral character and in good repute,
possessed of the necessary qualifications
to enable him to render clients valuable
service, and otherwise competent to advise
and assist them in the presentation of their
claims or contests.
Registers and receivers must keep a rec
ord of the names and residences of all at
torneys and agents recognized as entitled
to represent clients in their several Offices.
Every attorney must, either at the time
of entering his appearance for a claimant
or contestant or within thirty days there
after, file the written authority for such
appearance, signed by said claimant or
contestant, and setting forth his or her
present residence, occupation, and post
office address. Upon a failure to file such
written authority within the time limited,
it shall be the duty of the registers and
receiver to no longer recognize him as at
torney in the case.
If any attorney or agent shall knowing
ly commit any of the following acts, viz:
Represent fictitious or fraudulent entry
men; prosecute collusive contests; specu-
late in accomplishments of entries; assist in
procuring illegal or fraudulent entries or
filings; represent himself as the attorney
or agent of entrymen when he is only at
torney or agent for a transferee or mort
gage; conceal the name or interest of his
client; give pernicious advice to parties
| seeking to obtain title to public lands; at
tempt to prevent a qualified person from
! settling upon, entering, or filing for attract
Of public land properly subject to such
| entry or filing, or be otherwise guilty Of
| dishonest or unprofessional conduct; or
| who, in connection with business pending
in local land offices or in this department,
shall knowingly employ as sub agent,
| clerk, or a correspondent a person who
has been guilty of any one Of these acts,
or who has been prohibited from practic-
ing before the register and receiver or this
department. Fit will be sufficient reason for
his disbarment from practice, and you are
authorized to refuse to further recognize
any person as agent or attorney who shall
be known to you or be proven before you
to be guilty of improper and unprofes-
sional conduct as above stated.
Appeals from the action of the register
and receiver in refusing to admit to prac-
tice or in refusing to further recognize ar
agent or attorney will lie to the commits
sioner and secretary, as in other appeal
able cases.